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Lead-footed country or more papal than the Pope?
Austrians have already committed one or two such traffic offenses, as a current survey by AutoScout24 among 500 respondents reveals. But is that so bad?
Lead-footed country or more papal than the Pope?
According to their own statements, only 6 percent of those surveyed have a clean slate when it comes to obeying traffic rules. Incidentally, women (7 percent) are not particularly inferior to men (5 percent) in this matter. In contrast to its German neighbors, the recommended speed is not very common in Austria - one might think. But the current AutoScout survey shows that people in this country are not always that particular about the speed limit. 63 percent of Austrians have exceeded the speed limit at least once on motorways, and 61 percent on country roads. And a 30 zone was not taken seriously at least once by more than half of those surveyed (57 percent). But hand on heart: Where there is no plaintiff, there is no judge, right?
Something that more than every second driver ignores at one time or another: using the turn signal before turning. What is found far too often near the steering wheel: the cell phone. 43 percent still say they have made a phone call or even written a text message at least once while driving without a headset or hands-free device.
Anyone who just has something to do quickly also tends to commit one or two traffic violations. 39 percent of those surveyed have already refrained from issuing a parking ticket for this reason. A fifth have already parked their car in a driveway with the idea of being back straight away. And a full 12 percent have already adopted a practice that is more common in the south and simply left their vehicle in the second lane with hazard lights on. “Please wait” is sometimes said for one or two pedestrians. Because 27 percent of those surveyed do not let pedestrians cross the street when time is short.
Disregarding right-of-way rules can be much more dangerous than briefly using a driveway as a parking space. Nevertheless, a quarter of those surveyed stated that they had already run a red light or ignored priority rules at unregulated intersections. And some people have also taken a short “ghost ride” – backing up against the one-way road to get a much sought-after parking space.
At first you might think: Austria is a lead-footed country. But if we're honest: a little disrespect here and there - without harming others - isn't really worth mentioning, is it?